Famous Birthdays In October - 26

1427  On October - 26 birth of archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496)  

1466  On October - 26 birth of desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly)  

1473  Friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510) was born on October - 26.  

1483  On October - 26 birth of hans Buchner, composer  

1491  On this day in history birth of zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521)  

1609  William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675) was born on October - 26.  

1645  Aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David) was born on this day in history.  

1673  Dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11) was born on October - 26.  

1684  Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.  

1685  On October - 26 birth of domenico Scarlatti, Naples Italy, composer/harpsichordist  

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1685  Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti, composer was born on October - 26.  

1694  On this day in history birth of johan Helmich Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist  

1719  Joaquin de Oxinaga, composer was born on this day in history.  

1740  Ernest Louis Muller, composer was born on October - 26.  

1757  On this day in history birth of karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher (d. 1823)  

1758  On October - 26 birth of louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer  

1759  Georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice was born on this day in history.  

1768  Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (d. 1844) was born on October - 26.  

1789  Joseph Mayseder, composer was born on this day in history.  

1791  Charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet (Curiosity) was born on this day in history.  

1794  On October - 26 birth of konstantin Thon, Russian architect (d. 1881)  

1795  On October - 26 birth of nicolaos Mantzaros, composer  

1800  On October - 26 birth of helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal  

1802  On this day in history birth of king Miguel of Portugal (d. 1866)  

1804  Lorenzo Thomas, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1875 was born on this day in history.  

1813  On this day in history birth of henry Thomas Smart, composer  

1818  On October - 26 birth of stefano Golinelli, composer  

1823  Karl Weinhold, German sociologist was born on this day in history.  

1824  On this day in history birth of arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army)  

1830  On October - 26 birth of polibo Fumagalli, composer  

1830  On October - 26 birth of stephen Elliott Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866  

1837  On this day in history birth of james Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869  

1843  Vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace) was born on October - 26.  

1845  Hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella) was born on October - 26.  

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0899  On this day in history alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies  

1132  On this day in history death of floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered  

1235  On October - 26 andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies  

1440  Death of Gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged on October - 26.  

1576  Frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies on October - 26.  

1607  Philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52 on October - 26.  

1608  Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies on this day in history.  

1633  On this day in history death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)